Where can I find out about pre-employment psychological screening tests?

Question

I am a police officer currently testing for other departments. In police written tests there are different sections dealing with remembering details, basic math, english, writing, understanding and applying various passages of law to different situations etc.

In addition, there is often a section where they ask psychological questions:

ex=> "I would rather work outside than use a power tool"
ex=> "I prefer to be meticulous and avoid making mistakes, rather than act decisively"
etc.

Then you are asked to rate the statements with "I strongly agree", "I agree", "I can't decide", "I disagree", or "I strongly disagree"

You never see your score or how these are ranked. Where do these types or questions come from, and where can I find out more about them and how they are scored?

Personally, I think theyre BS. There is always a thorough background investigation, several interviews, polygraph, and afull blown psyche test before employment. Id go on, but Im out of spac

Answer 1

i had to take these types of tests for a management job one time also. i just used common sense to guess the best answer. i don't think the provide much info to the potential employer but they keep doing them anyway. good luck.